2000 Formula Nippon Championship

The 2000 Formula Nippon Championship was the twenty-eighth season of premier Japanese single-seater racing, and the fifth under the Formula Nippon name and Japan Race Promotion (JRP) management. The series was contested over ten rounds at five venues. 13 different teams, 21 different drivers, and two different chassis suppliers competed in the series.

Nakajima Racing driver Toranosuke Takagi, who returned to Formula Nippon after two seasons in Formula One, won his first series championship and set a new single-season record with eight wins.[1] Takagi moved to the CART Championship Series the following year.

Teams and drivers

All teams used tyres supplied by Bridgestone and Mugen MF308 engines.

Team # Driver Chassis Rounds
PIAA Nakajima Racing 0 Japan Toranosuke Takagi Reynard 2KL All
2 Japan Tsugio Matsuda Reynard 99L All
Olympic Kondo Racing Team 3 Japan Masahiko Kondo Reynard 99L All
4 Japan Takeshi Tsuchiya G-Force GF03 9
Team 5ZIGEN 5 Japan Naoki Hattori Reynard 99L All
6 Germany Michael Krumm All
Team LeMans 7 Japan Hideki Noda Reynard 99L All
8 Japan Yudai Igarashi All
Team Morinaga Nova 9 Republic of Ireland Ralph Firman Jr. G-Force GF03B All
10 Japan Koji Yamanishi All
Cosmo Oil Racing Team Cerumo 11 Japan Yuji Tachikawa Reynard 99L All
12 Poland Jaroslaw Wierczuk All
Mooncraft 14 Japan Shigekazu Wakisaka Reynard 99L All
Team Impul 19 Japan Satoshi Motoyama Reynard 99L All
Team Malaysia 21 Malaysia Alex Yoong Reynard 99L All
Takagi B-1 Racing 36 Japan Tetsuji Tamanaka Reynard 99L All
Autobacs Racing Team Aguri 55 Japan Katsutomo Kaneishi Reynard 99L 1–8
56 Japan Juichi Wakisaka All
Team LeyJun 62 Japan Shinsuke Shibahara Reynard 2KL All
63 Japan "Osamu" Reynard 99L
G-Force GF03 		1–5, 7–10
DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing 68 Japan Ryō Michigami Reynard 2KL All

Race calendar and results

All races were held in Japan.

Race Track Date Pole position Fastest Race Lap Winning driver Winning team
1 Suzuka Circuit 26 March Republic of Ireland Ralph Firman Jr. Japan Toranosuke Takagi Japan Toranosuke Takagi PIAA Nakajima Racing
2 Twin Ring Motegi 16 April Japan Toranosuke Takagi Japan Tsugio Matsuda Japan Toranosuke Takagi PIAA Nakajima Racing
3 Mine Circuit 21 May Japan Toranosuke Takagi Japan Toranosuke Takagi Japan Tsugio Matsuda PIAA Nakajima Racing
4 Fuji Speedway 4 June Germany Michael Krumm Japan Hideki Noda Japan Toranosuke Takagi PIAA Nakajima Racing
5 Suzuka-East Circuit 2 July Japan Toranosuke Takagi Japan Toranosuke Takagi Japan Toranosuke Takagi PIAA Nakajima Racing
6 Sportsland SUGO 30 July Japan Toranosuke Takagi Japan Juichi Wakisaka Japan Toranosuke Takagi PIAA Nakajima Racing
7 Twin Ring Motegi 20 August Japan Toranosuke Takagi Germany Michael Krumm Japan Toranosuke Takagi PIAA Nakajima Racing
8 Fuji Speedway 3 September Japan Satoshi Motoyama Japan Hideki Noda Japan Toranosuke Takagi PIAA Nakajima Racing
9 Mine Circuit 17 September Japan Toranosuke Takagi Japan Satoshi Motoyama Japan Toranosuke Takagi PIAA Nakajima Racing
10 Suzuka Circuit 5 November Japan Satoshi Motoyama Japan Satoshi Motoyama Japan Satoshi Motoyama Team Impul

Notes:

  • Race 1 stopped due to rain and restarted, originally scheduled over 35 laps.
  • Race 8 stopped due to an accident and restarted, originally scheduled over 50 laps.

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

Scoring system
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
Points 10 6 4 3 2 1
Rank Name SUZ MOT MIN FUJ SUZ SGO MOT FUJ MIN SUZ Points
1 Japan Toranosuke Takagi 1 1 Ret 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 86
2 Germany Michael Krumm 2 2 2 Ret 3 5 2 5 Ret 4 35
3 Japan Satoshi Motoyama 6 4 Ret 8 6 4 3 2 2 1 34
4 Japan Tsugio Matsuda 12 3 1 Ret 5 11 4 Ret 3 3 27
5 Japan Hideki Noda Ret 10 3 15 2 Ret 5 6 17 5 15
6 Japan Katsutomo Kaneishi 4 6 5 3 Ret 3 11 Ret 14
7 Japan Juichi Wakisaka 11 5 4 2 8 Ret Ret Ret 6 6 13
8 Japan Naoki Hattori 3 7 6 5 4 Ret 7 8 8 9 10
9 Japan Yuji Tachikawa 8 Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret 9 4 4 12 9
10 Republic of Ireland Ralph Firman Jr. Ret 11 Ret 6 7 2 10 13 5 Ret 9
11 Japan Shinsuke Shibahara 9 12 9 7 9 6 Ret 3 13 14 5
12 Japan Shigekazu Wakisaka 5 8 Ret Ret Ret 8 13 9 Ret 8 2
13 Japan Yudai Igarashi Ret Ret Ret 12 12 Ret 6 10 16 Ret 1
14 Japan Koji Yamanishi Ret 9 7 11 14 Ret Ret Ret 7 7 0
15 Japan Masahiko Kondo 7 14 Ret 13 13 7 Ret Ret 11 10 0
16 Japan Ryō Michigami Ret 13 Ret Ret 10 Ret 8 7 9 Ret 0
17 Poland Jaroslaw Wierczuk 13 Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret 12 11 12 11 0
18 Malaysia Alex Yoong DNS Ret Ret 9 11 9 Ret 12 Ret Ret 0
19 Japan Tetsuji Tamanaka Ret Ret 10 10 15 10 Ret Ret 14 Ret 0
20 Japan "Osamu" 10 Ret 11 14 Ret 14 14 15 13 0
21 Japan Takeshi Tsuchiya 10 0

Teams' Championship

Rank Name Car SUZ MOT MIN FUJ SUZ SGO MOT FUJ MIN SUZ Points
1 PIAA Nakajima 0 1 1 Ret 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 113
2 12 3 1 Ret 5 11 4 Ret 3 3
2 5ZIGEN 5 3 7 6 5 4 Ret 7 8 8 9 45
6 2 2 2 Ret 3 5 2 5 Ret 4
3 Impul 19 6 4 Ret 8 6 4 3 2 2 1 34
4 ARTA 55 4 6 5 3 Ret 3 11 Ret 27
56 11 5 4 2 8 Ret Ret Ret 6 6
5 LeMans 7 Ret 10 3 15 2 Ret 5 6 17 5 16
8 Ret Ret Ret 12 12 Ret 6 10 16 Ret
6 Team Morinaga Nova 9 Ret 11 Ret 6 7 2 10 13 5 Ret 9
10 Ret 9 7 11 14 Ret Ret Ret 7 7
7 Cosmo Oil Cerumo 11 8 Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret 9 4 4 12 9
12 13 Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret 12 11 12 11
8 LeyJun 62 9 12 9 7 9 6 Ret 3 13 14 5
63 10 Ret 11 14 Ret 14 14 15 13
9 Mooncraft 14 5 8 Ret Ret Ret 8 13 9 Ret 8 2
10 Kondo Racing 3 7 14 Ret 13 13 7 Ret Ret 11 10 0
4 10
11 DoCoMo Dandelion 68 Ret 13 Ret Ret 10 Ret 8 7 9 Ret 0
12 Team Malaysia 21 DNS Ret Ret 9 11 9 Ret 12 Ret Ret 0
13 Takagi B-1 Racing 36 Ret Ret 10 10 15 10 Ret Ret 14 Ret 0

References

  1. ^ "Tora Takagi: The F1 reject that destroyed his opposition". Archived from the original on 2025-08-22. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
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